Yoni Chen (Hebrew: ×™×•× ×™ חן‎; August 10, 1953 â€" June 27,
1995) was an Israeli actor, voice actor, puppeteer and director.Chen
was born in Israel to a Syrian Jewish family. When he was two years
old, he and his family had lived in Cuba for five years. After
reaching adolescence, Chen attended the Thelma Yellin High School in
Givatayim to study drama, then he worked for the Israel Defense
Forces. He began his career in 1978 performing on stage at the Cameri
Theatre and the Orna Porat Children's Theatre. That same year, he made
his debut film appearance in The Band and appeared in other films over
the next several years such as Dizengoff 99.Among Chen's most popular
roles was on the children's puppet show Parpar Nechmad, in which he
performed the character Batz the Turtle.
1995) was an Israeli actor, voice actor, puppeteer and director.Chen
was born in Israel to a Syrian Jewish family. When he was two years
old, he and his family had lived in Cuba for five years. After
reaching adolescence, Chen attended the Thelma Yellin High School in
Givatayim to study drama, then he worked for the Israel Defense
Forces. He began his career in 1978 performing on stage at the Cameri
Theatre and the Orna Porat Children's Theatre. That same year, he made
his debut film appearance in The Band and appeared in other films over
the next several years such as Dizengoff 99.Among Chen's most popular
roles was on the children's puppet show Parpar Nechmad, in which he
performed the character Batz the Turtle.
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